1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | Total | |
| 1971 Oakland | 0 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 34 |
| 1971 Dallas | 0 | 14 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 31 |
| Scoring Plays | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qtr | Clock | Poss | Scoring Description(Extra Point) | Score | ||
| 2 | 12:00 | 1971 Dallas | R.Staubach 11 yd. run (M.Clark kick) | 7-0 DAN | ||
| 2 | 8:06 | 1971 Oakland | G.Blanda 46 yd. field goal | 7-3 DAN | ||
| 2 | 3:18 | 1971 Dallas | L.Alworth 14 yd. pass from R.Staubach (M.Clark kick) | 14-3 DAN | ||
| 2 | 0:30 | 1971 Oakland | F.Biletnikoff 7 yd. pass from D.Lamonica (G.Blanda kick) | 14-10 DAN | ||
| 3 | 12:36 | 1971 Dallas | D.Thomas 1 yd. run (M.Clark kick) | 21-10 DAN | ||
| 3 | 10:48 | 1971 Oakland | D.Buie 62 yd. pass from D.Lamonica (G.Blanda kick) | 21-17 DAN | ||
| 3 | 8:06 | 1971 Dallas | B.Hayes 8 yd. pass from R.Staubach (M.Clark kick) | 28-17 DAN | ||
| 3 | 3:18 | 1971 Dallas | M.Clark 24 yd. field goal | 31-17 DAN | ||
| 4 | 12:00 | 1971 Oakland | M.Hubbard 4 yd. run (G.Blanda kick) | 31-24 DAN | ||
| 4 | 2:00 | 1971 Oakland | M.Hubbard 3 yd. run (G.Blanda kick) | 31-31 DAN | ||
| 4 | 0:01 | 1971 Oakland | G.Blanda 40 yd. field goal | 34-31 OAA | ||
| Other Highlights | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qtr | Clock | Poss | Event | Player | Yards | |
| 1 | 13:48 | 1971 Dallas | Fumble | Duane Thomas | ||
| 2 | 12:54 | 1971 Dallas | Pass | Bob Hayes | 30 | |
| 2 | 12:36 | 1971 Dallas | QBSack | Horace Jones | -3 | |
| 2 | 9:36 | 1971 Oakland | Run | Pete Banaszak | 30 | |
| 2 | 2:42 | 1971 Oakland | Return | Clarence Davis | 31 | |
| 2 | 1:30 | 1971 Dallas | Fumble | Duane Thomas | ||
| 3 | 14:42 | 1971 Oakland | Fumble | Don Highsmith | ||
| 3 | 7:30 | 1971 Oakland | QBSack | Jethro Pugh | -10 | |
| 3 | 6:54 | 1971 Dallas | Intercept | Cliff Harris | 15 | |
| 3 | 2:42 | 1971 Oakland | Return | Don Highsmith | 34 | |
| 4 | 11:24 | 1971 Oakland | Intercept | Nemiah Wilson | 15 | |
| 4 | 9:36 | 1971 Oakland | Missed Field Goal | George Blanda | 25 | |
| 4 | 3:18 | 1971 Oakland | Intercept | Jimmy Warren | 41 | |
Team Statistics | ||
| 1971 Oakland | 1971 Dallas | |
| First Downs by Rush-Pass-Pen-Total | 4-10-1-15 | 7-17-1-25 |
| Third Down Efficiency | 8-16-50% | 6-11-55% |
| Fourth Down Efficiency | 1-3-33% | 0-1-0% |
| Red Zone Efficiency (pts-poss-pct) | 21-35-60% | 31-35-89% |
| Total Offense-Plays-Avg Yards Per Play | 295-60-4.9 | 352-66-5.3 |
| Total Net Yards Rushing | 111 | 90 |
| Total Rushes | 31 | 26 |
| Average Per Rush | 3.6 | 3.5 |
| Passes Completed/Attempted | 12/28 (42.9%) | 24/39 (61.5%) |
| Net Yards Passing | 184 | 262 |
| Avg Yards Per Pass | 6.9 | 6.8 |
| Sacked/Yards Lost | 1/10 | 1/3 |
| Punts/Average | 2/44.0 | 2/45.0 |
| Punts Received/Return Yardage | 2/9 | 1/8 |
| Kickoffs/Returns | 6/141 | 5/85 |
| Interceptions/Returns | 2/56 | 1/15 |
| Penalties/Yards | 5/40 | 5/25 |
| Total Fumbles/Fumbles Lost | 6/1 | 3/2 |
| Time of Possession | 28 mins 36 secs | 31 mins 24 secs |
| Average Drive Start | OAA 47 | DAN 33 |
Passing Stats | ||||||||||||
| Att | Comp | Yds | Comp % | Yds/Att | TD | TD % | INT | INT % | Long | Sack | Rating | |
| Daryle Lamonica | 28 | 12 | 194 | 42.9 | 6.9 | 2 | 7.1 | 1 | 3.6 | 62 | 1/10 | 75.6 |
| Roger Staubach | 39 | 24 | 265 | 61.5 | 6.8 | 2 | 5.1 | 2 | 5.1 | 30 | 1/3 | 77.4 |
Rushing Stats | |||||||||||
| No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD | 2 Pt Conv | Fumbles/Lost | |||||
| Marv Hubbard | 18 | 56 | 3.1 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2/0 | ||||
| Clarence Davis | 10 | 27 | 2.7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | ||||
| Pete Banaszak | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | ||||
| Duane Thomas | 19 | 63 | 3.3 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 3/2 | ||||
| Roger Staubach | 4 | 22 | 5.5 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0/0 | ||||
| Calvin Hill | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | ||||
Receiving Stats | |||||||||||
| No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD | 2 Pt Conv | ||||||
| Pete Banaszak | 3 | 40 | 13.3 | 23 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Raymond Chester | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Marv Hubbard | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Fred Biletnikoff | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 16 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Drew Buie | 1 | 62 | 62.0 | 62 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Clarence Davis | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Mike Ditka | 6 | 72 | 12.0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Bob Hayes | 5 | 61 | 12.2 | 30 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Lance Alworth | 5 | 72 | 14.4 | 16 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Calvin Hill | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Duane Thomas | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Gloster Richardson | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 22 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Walt Garrison | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | |||||
Field Goals | |||||||||||
| 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ | Totals | % Made | |||||
| George Blanda | 0/0 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 2/2 | 0/0 | 2/3 | 66.7 | ||||
| Mike Clark | 0/0 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 100 | ||||
Punting | |||||||||||
| No | Avg | Net | Tb | Inside 20 | Long | Blocked | |||||
| Jerry DePoyster | 2 | 44.0 | 40.0 | 0 | 1 | 44 | 0 | ||||
| Ron Widby | 2 | 45.0 | 40.5 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 0 | ||||
Kickoff Returns | |||||||||||
| No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD | |||||||
| Don Highsmith | 4 | 82 | 20.5 | 34 | 0 | ||||||
| Clarence Davis | 2 | 59 | 29.5 | 31 | 0 | ||||||
| Ike Thomas | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 20 | 0 | ||||||
| Mike Ditka | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 17 | 0 | ||||||
| Cliff Harris | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 | ||||||
Punt Returns | |||||||||||
| Ret | FC | Yds | Avg | Long | TD | ||||||
| George Atkinson | 2 | 0 | 9 | 4.5 | 9 | 0 | |||||
| Charlie Waters | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | |||||
Individual Defense | |||||||||||
| Tackles | Sacks | Fum Rec | |||||||||
| Jimmy Warren | 12 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Willie Brown | 7 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Phil Villapiano | 7 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
| Horace Jones | 5 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
| Tom Keating | 4 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
| Art Thoms | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Nemiah Wilson | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Jack Tatum | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Gus Otto | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| George Atkinson | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Jim Otto | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
| Fred Biletnikoff | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
| Clarence Davis | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
| George Buehler | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||
| Lee Roy Jordan | 7 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Jethro Pugh | 7 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
| Herb Adderley | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Chuck Howley | 5 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
| Dave Edwards | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Cornell Green | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Bob Lilly | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Larry Cole | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Charlie Waters | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Blaine Nye | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
Interceptions | |||||||||||
| No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD | |||||||
| Jimmy Warren | 1 | 41 | 41.0 | 41 | 0 | ||||||
| Nemiah Wilson | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | ||||||
| Cliff Harris | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | ||||||
Game Story | |||||
| It was a tough loss for the home team as the visitors from Oakland got past Dallas by the score of 34 to 31. The biggest play of the game was a touchdown pass to Drew Buie that went for 62 yards with 10:48 left in the 3rd quarter. Dallas was ahead at halftime 14 to 10. They led after three quarters 31 to 17. Roger Staubach threw 39 times for 265 yards and 2 touchdowns for Dallas. | |||||